Did you see the article "Publish or Perish" in the New Yorker by Ken Auletta? It details the pricing strategies that are being utilized by publishers for the iPad and Kindle.
In the past months, publishers have been arguing with Amazon's pricing strategy in which they sell all ebooks for $9.99. This created a monopoly on the market, something publishers did not want. With the advent of the iPad, publishers saw an opportunity to change this and enacted an agent pricing policy in which the publisher is able to set the price. Now the prices are up to around $13 per title and sometimes more for hardcover or recently released items.
Do you think this has an impact on the future of history and the digital age? This price increase may cause a decrease in sales -- but are people actually willing to pay this price for the convenience and content? Only time will tell.
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